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 U.S. Route 84 | ||||
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 US 84 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 1,919 mi[citation needed] (3,088 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926[citation needed]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |  US 160 atPagosa Springs, CO | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |   I-95 /SR 38 nearMidway, GA | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| States | Colorado,New Mexico,Texas,Louisiana,Mississippi,Alabama,Georgia | |||
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U.S. Route 84 (US 84) is an east–west[a]United States Numbered Highway that started as a shortGeorgia–Alabama route in the original 1926 scheme. Later, in 1941, it had been extended all the way toColorado. The highway's eastern terminus is a short distance east ofMidway, Georgia, at anInterchange withI-95. The road continues toward the nearbyAtlantic Ocean as a county road. Its western terminus is inPagosa Springs, Colorado, at an intersection withUS 160.[1]
The section fromBrunswick, Georgia, toRoscoe, Texas, has been designated by five state legislatures as part of the El Camino East–West Corridor. The designation was in recognition of its history as a migration route from the Atlantic coast to the presentMexican border, one of the routes thatSpanish settlers calledEl Camino Real. (InLouisiana, the route was called theHarrisonburg Road.) The designation is intended to promote the route for bothtourism andNAFTA-facilitated trade withMexico.[2][3] States are asking forfederal funds to widen the US 84 El Camino East–West Corridor.
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The northern terminus of US 84,Pagosa Springs, Colorado, was made famous byC. W. McCall in the 1975 song and albumWolf Creek Pass.[4] US 84 actually ends approximately one mile (1.6 km) east of downtown Pagosa Springs at a T-intersection withUS 160 (Main Street).
South of Pagosa Springs, the 28 miles (45 km) of the Colorado section of US 84 pass through a portion ofSan Juan National Forest. The highway climbs Confar Hill, a drainage divide between theRio Blanco andNavajo River, before descending into the village ofChromo and passing intoNew Mexico.
US 84 entersRio Arriba County, New Mexico, 28 miles (45 km) south of its terminus at US 160. About six miles (9.7 km) south of theColorado–New Mexico state line,US 64 comes from the west andruns concurrently with US 84 for the next 28 miles (45 km). Only three miles (4.8 km) east of this intersection, the concurrency crosses theContinental Divide at Sargent Pass, elevation 7,718 feet (2,352 m) above sea level or more than 3,100 feet (940 m) lower than Wolf Creek Pass, the next Continental Divide highway pass to the north. Therefore, only 37 miles (60 km) of US 84 are located west of the Continental Divide. About 12 miles (19 km) east of the intersection, US 64/US 84 enters the town ofChama. At a T-intersection,New Mexico State Road 17 enters from the north and terminates at said intersection, while US 64 and US 84 enter from the south and west.
After heading south from Chama, US 64 and US 84 combine for about 14 miles (23 km) to Tierra Amarilla, where US 64 departs from US 84 and heads southeast, while US 84 continues south. About 57 miles (92 km) down the road, US 84 is joined byUS 285 south of the small community ofChili. About five miles (8.0 km) further, US 84/US 285 enters the city ofEspañola from the north as North Paseo de Onate Street. At the south end of the town, US 84/US 285 becomes the Santa Fe Highway and an expressway. About nine miles (14 km) further, US 84/US 285 becomes alimited-access freeway. Another 15 miles (24 km) further south, the two return to surface street status, and then travel past downtownSanta Fe via St. Francis Drive. On the south side of Santa Fe atI-25's exit 282A, US 84/US 285 merges with northbound I-25/US 85. The freeway heads east and slightly to the south to avoid theSangre de Cristo Mountains. Just before turning north, US 285 exits the freeway at exit 290 and continues south. After winding north and south, the freeway finally begins heading solely north, and US 84 exits about 55 miles (89 km) later at exitv339 nearRomeroville and travels in an east/southeast direction, while I-25/US 85 continues north to Colorado. Following a path southeast and then south for 42 miles (68 km), US 84 merges withI-40 (and HistoricUS 66) at I-40's exit 256. After 17 miles (27 km) I-40/US 84 entersSanta Rosa. About 21 miles (34 km) from its confluence with I-40, US 84 diverges at exit 277.
The highway then travels south/southeast for 42 miles (68 km) until merging withUS 60 in downtownFort Sumner. From the intersection with US 60, US 60/US 84 travels east, passing throughTaiban andMelrose before intersectingUS 70 after 61 miles (98 km) inClovis. From the intersection with US 70, US 60/US 70/US 84 travels east 8.7 miles (14.0 km) enteringTexico. Here, about 280 feet (85 m) before theTexas–New Mexico state line, US 60 splits from US 70/US 84 as US 70/US 84 continues east intoFarwell, Texas.[5] Despite being an east-west route, US 84 is signed north-south between Fort Sumner and the Colorado state line.
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US 70/US 84 crosses intoTexas atFarwell. After passing through Farwell, US 70/US 84 veers to the southeast, continuing concurrently untilMuleshoe. From Muleshoe, US 70 leaves the route, while US 84 continues on a southeasterly direction across the level plains of theLlano Estacado. Along this stretch, US 84 travels parallel to theBNSF Railway, crosses a sandy section called the Muleshoe Dunes, and then passesLittlefield, the birthplace of country singerWaylon Jennings. US 84 continues in a southeasterly direction through cotton fields and small towns such asAnton andShallowater, eventually enteringLubbock, the largest city in theSouth Plains and the birthplace ofBuddy Holly. Signed as Avenue Q, US 84 passes through the heart of downtown Lubbock before making a sharp easterly turn on the southeast side of the city, where it is known as the Slaton Highway. After bypassing the town ofSlaton, US 84 makes another gentle turn to the east, following a generally southeasterly heading throughPost,Snyder, andRoscoe, where it merges withI-20.
From this point, US 84 follows I-20,unsigned, untilAbilene, where it leaves the Interstate, making a hard southerly turn and forming the western side of a three-quarter loop around the city (along withUS 83 andUS 277). From the south side of Abilene, US 84 continues concurrently with US 83 until the two highways split about two miles (3.2 km) northeast ofTuscola, and though still signed as east–west, maintains a due north–south heading. US 84 makes a gentle turn back to the southeast atLawn, following this bearing untilSanta Anna, where it merges withUS 67 and takes a more due easterly turn.
US 84 merges withUS 183 atBrownwood and once again turns to the southeast. The highway continues concurrently untilGoldthwaite, where it leaves US 183 and yet again makes a sharp turn to the east. It follows this heading all the way toMcGregor. From McGregor, the highway makes a turn to the northeast toWoodway; this stretch of US 84 is also signed as the George W. Bush Parkway. US 84 then crosses intoWaco, going past the downtown area along Waco Drive and then northeast into the suburb ofBellmead. After a brief concurrency withState Highway 31 (SH 31) through Bellmead, US 84 continues fairly due east passing throughMexia. Then atTeague, it takes yet another turn to the north before turning back to the east at an intersection withI-45 inFairfield.
US 84 merges withUS 79 and makes another northerly turn southwest ofPalestine. The highway splits from US 79 just southwest of downtown before making another turn eastward and passing through town. It follows a gentle northeasterly path all the way toTimpson, passing through the towns ofMaydelle;Rusk, where it intersects withUS 69;Reklaw;Mount Enterprise, where it intersectsUS 259; andTimpson, where it merges withUS 59 and serves as the northern terminus ofSH 87. From Timpson toTenaha, it briefly runs concurrently with US 59 until its intersection withUS 96. From this point, US 84 continues its easterly path through to rest of eastern Texas, passing throughJoaquin before crossing into Louisiana across theSabine River into the town ofLogansport.
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Once the highway leaves Logansport, it travels throughStanley and then northeast intoMansfield, where it merges for a brief stretch withUS 171. It continues east, crossing underI-49, until it reachesGrand Bayou, where it turns to the southeast, merging withLouisiana Highway 1 (LA 1). After approximately two miles (3.2 km), it turns back again to the east, where it merges withUS 71 inCoushatta and stays with that highway untilClarence. It then heads northeast towardsWinnfield, where it merges for a short time withUS 167. It turns to the northeast towardsJoyce, then begins a long stretch to the southeast, passing throughTullos, where it intersectsUS 165, through the parish seat ofJena, and continues in that direction until it crosses intoCatahoula Parish. It bears east throughJonesville untilFerriday, where it merges withUS 425. It then heads southeast throughVidalia where it crosses theMississippi River intoNatchez, Mississippi.
The four-laneNatchez–Vidalia Bridge, crossing the Mississippi River, carries US 84 and US 425 into Natchez. Here, it merges withUS 61, which marks the southern terminus of US 425. It then travels approximately four miles (6.4 km) to the northeast where it reaches the western terminus ofUS 98 atWashington, where it is paired with US 98 untilBude andMeadville. The road continues east, crossing underI-55 and heads east towardsCollins. US 84 travels concurrently withI-59 for a short distance throughLaurel. It then heads east toWaynesboro and continues to the Alabama state line.
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In Alabama, US 84 is paired with unsigned State Route 12 (SR 12). Parts of the route have been widened in recent years to four-lane status. The most significant exist fromRiver Falls eastward toAndalusia, nearOpp where a recent bypass of the downtown area now carries US 84 in a southern arc around the town, and fromEnterprise eastward thruDaleville and on to theDothan area and then the Georgia state line at theChattahoochee River inSaffold.
US 84 has brief stretches concurrent with other US Highways in Alabama. US 84 shares a routing withUS 31 from just southwest ofEvergreen to a few miles east of town. It briefly shares a routing withUS 29 in the city of Andalusia. It also shares a routing withUS 331 near Opp. At Dothan, US 84 shares a concurrency withUS 231 andUS 431 on theRoss Clark Circle which is the circular bypass of downtown.
US 84 crosses three major navigable waterways in Alabama. They are theTombigbee River atCoffeeville, theAlabama River atClaiborne, and the Chattahoochee River at the Alabama–Georgia state line. US 84 passes through Enterprise and Daleville which are both very nearFort Novosel which is theUnited States Army's helicopter training school. Most of US 84 in Alabama traverses theGulf Coastal Plain which is relatively lowlying land with some sand content. The area is heavily agricultural with little heavy industry. Dothan is the largest city in Alabama traversed by US 84 and it is the business and agricultural center ofSoutheast Alabama. The area is commonly referred to as theWiregrass Region.
After entering Georgia fromAlabama west ofJakin, Georgia, the route travels through the southern portion of the state, meeting its eastern terminus atI-95 east ofMidway. US 84 through Georgia is also known as the Wiregrass Georgia Parkway. After entering the state from Alabama, US 84 travels east toDonalsonville toBainbridge. The routes travels around the city to the south to afreeway bypass, cosigned withUS 27/SR 1. The route continues east throughCairo toThomasville, where it bypasses downtown to the north and east, cosigned withUS 319, then US 19/SR 3/SR 300. The route continues east toQuitman, where it becomes cosigned withUS 221 east, past its interchange withI-75, toValdosta. In Valdosta, US 221 departs, and US 84 continues east-northeast toWaycross, where it is briefly cosigned withUS 1,US 23, andUS 82. US 84 continues northeast from Waycross, passing throughBlackshear before arriving inJesup. In Jesup, the route becomes cosigned withUS 25 andUS 301 northeast toLudowici. In Ludowici, US 25/US 301 departs to the northwest, and US 84 continues northeast toHinesville. In Hinesville, the route becomes cosigned withSR 196 and takes a turn to the east. After a short distance, SR 196 departs, and US 84/SR 38 continues east to its eastern terminus at exit 76 on I-95 east of Midway.
When originally designated in 1926, US 84 was a much shorter route spanning 281 miles (452 km) fromDothan, Alabama, toBrunswick, Georgia.[6] In 1934, the highway was extended west toFarwell, Texas, before its subsequent extension northwest into Colorado. (According to maps and documents held at theAlabama Department of Transportation library inMontgomery, the section betweenNatchez, Mississippi, andWagarville, Alabama had been planned asUS 86 the year before.)[citation needed]
Throughout Louisiana, US 84 was largely aligned with the existingSR 6. The major exception was the portion west ofClarence, where SR 6 followed a more southern path from the Texas line throughNatchitoches. Additionally, US 84 took advantage of a shorter route betweenWinnfield andJena that passed throughTullos rather thanOlla.[7] The only major realignment since 1934 occurred about 1955 when an improved road was opened between Mansfield and Coushatta that passed throughGrand Bayou rather thanEvelyn.[8][9] That year, the state highway designations co-signed with US 84 were discontinued as part of the1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering.[9]
Upon its extension, US 84 originally looped southeast onUS 45 fromWaynesboro toState Line, Mississippi, then east alongSR 56 toWagarville, Alabama, and back to the northeast viaUS 43 toGrove Hill. This route was bypassed in the 1960s when a more direct connection between Waynesboro and Grove Hill was established.
US 84's original eastern end was inBrunswick, most lately at an intersection withUS 25 in the city's center. In 1988, Georgia requested to swap US 84 andUS 82 east ofWaycross to "provide better directional continuity for both routes". A bypass of Waycross was under construction at the time, and the swap also allowed it to carry a single co-designation of US 1, US 23, and US 82.[10][11]
US 160 inPagosa Springs
US 64 east ofMonero. The highways travel concurrently to south-southwest ofTierra Amarilla.
US 285 north-northwest ofHernandez. The highways travel concurrently toEldorado at Santa Fe.
I-25 /US 85 south ofSanta Fe. The highways travel concurrently toRomeroville.
I-40 west-northwest ofSanta Rosa. The highways travel concurrently to Santa Rosa.
US 54 in Santa Rosa. The highways travel concurrently through Santa Rosa.I-40 in Santa RosaI-40 /US 54 in Santa Rosa
US 60 inFort Sumner. The highways travel concurrently toTexico.
US 70 inClovis. The highways travel concurrently toMuleshoe, Texas.
US 385 inLittlefield
US 82 inLubbock
US 62 in Lubbock
I-27 /US 87 in Lubbock
US 380 inPost. The highways travel concurrently through Post.
US 180 inSnyder
I-20 east ofRoscoe. The highways travel concurrently to theTye–Abilene city line.
US 83 /US 277 in Abilene. US 83/US 84 travels concurrently to east-northeast ofTuscola. US 84/US 277 travels concurrently through Abilene.
US 283 inColeman. The highways travel concurrently toSanta Anna.
US 67 in Santa Anna. The highways travel concurrently toEarly.
US 377 inBrownwood. The highways travel concurrently to Early.
US 183 in Early. The highways travel concurrently to north ofGoldthwaite.
US 281 inEvant
I-35 /US 77 inWaco
I-45 inFairfield
US 79 northeast ofOakwood. The highways travel concurrently toPalestine.
US 287 in Palestine. The highways travel concurrently through Palestine.
US 69 inRusk
US 259 inMount Enterprise
Future I-69 /US 59 inTimpson. The highways travel concurrently toTenaha.
Future I-69 /Future I-369 /US 59 /US 96 in Tenaha. I-69/US 84 will travel concurrently toLogansport, Louisiana.
US 171 inMansfield. The highways travel concurrently through Mansfield.
I-49 east of Mansfield
US 371 west ofCoushatta. The highways travel concurrently to Coushatta.
US 71 in Coushatta. The highways travel concurrently toClarence.
US 167 inWinnfield. The highways travel concurrently to east of Winnfield.
US 165 inTullos
US 425 inFerriday. The highways travel concurrently toNatchez.
US 61 /US 425 in Natchez. US 61/US 84 travel concurrently to west-southwest ofWashington.
US 61 /US 98 west-southwest of Washington. US 84/US 98 travels concurrently toBude.
I-55 south-southwest ofBrookhaven
US 51 south of Brookhaven
US 49 inCollins
I-59 inLaurel. The highways travel concurrently through Laurel.
US 45 inWaynesboro
US 43 inGrove Hill
I-65 west-southwest ofEvergreen
US 31 southwest of Evergreen. The highways travel concurrently to east of Evergreen.
US 29 inAndalusia. The highways travel concurrently through Andalusia.
US 331 inOpp. The highways travel concurrently through Opp.
US 231 inDothan. The highways travel concurrently through Dothan.
US 431 in Dothan. The highways share a hidden concurrency through Dothan.
US 27 inBainbridge. The highways travel concurrently through Bainbridge.
US 319 north-northwest ofThomasville. The highways travel concurrently to north-northeast of Thomasville.
US 19 /US 319 north-northeast of Thomasville. US 19/US 84 travels concurrently to east of Thomasville.
US 221 inQuitman. The highways travel concurrently toValdosta.
I-75 in Valdosta
US 41 /US 221 in Valdosta
US 129 inStockton
US 441 inHomerville
US 1 /US 23 /US 82 inWaycross. The highways travel concurrently through Waycross.
US 341 inJesup
US 25 /US 301 in Jesup. The highways travel concurrently toLudowici.
US 17 inMidwayI-95 in Midway| Browse numbered routes | ||||
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← SH 83 | CO | →US 85 | ||
← LA 83 | LA | → LA 85 | ||
| ←US 82 | MS | → US 90 | ||
Routes initalics are no longer a part of the system. Highlighted routes are considered main routes of the system. |
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